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This is an insult to each of us who serves or has served in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, to civil service employees without whom the State Department could not function, to the political appointees who work at embassies and at State and who share our passion for the United States, and to the thousands of locally engaged staff who work in our embassies and consulates around the world.

Dan Rather: "What has unfolded in Charlottesville, Virginia today is a national tragedy fueled by bigotry, white nationalism, and home grown terrorism.Freedom of speech is not a license for the incitement of violence. And the neo-Nazis and KKK members who gathered are anathema to everything this country should stand for.

"For too long President Trump was silent. But when he did speak his refusal to call out the hatred for what it is, and his general message of false equivalence was disgusting and counterproductive. "This egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides.” That's a dangerous misrepresentation of history from a politician who has bigotry as a large part of his base.

"All decent Americans of all political persuasions cannot allow these actions to remain unchallenged - both the hatred on display in C... more »

Dan Rather: "What has unfolded in Charlottesville, Virginia today is a national tragedy fueled by bigotry, white nationalism, and home grown terrorism.Freedom of speech is not a license for the incitement of violence. And the neo-Nazis and KKK members who gathered are anathema to everything this country should stand for.

"For too long President Trump was silent. But when he did speak his refusal to call out the hatred for what it is, and his general message of false equivalence was disgusting and counterproductive. "This egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides.” That's a dangerous misrepresentation of history from a politician who has bigotry as a large part of his base.

"All decent Americans of all political persuasions cannot allow these actions to remain unchallenged - both the hatred on display in Charlottesville and the rhetoric of the President."___

Ah, the saga of "Nicole Mincey." Over the weekend, Donald Trump used Twitter to thank Nicole for her support. One problem. She doesn't exist. Add to the strangeness of this presidency Nicole and perhaps millions more like her; Bots that seem to be real until you take a closer look.

From Vogue:

"Sadly, Nicole Mincey isn’t the only Trump bot out there pushing pro-Trump propaganda and merch. Over the weekend, several Twitter users pointed out a number of fake accounts that have all been using photos of T-shirt models in order to create fake personas online. One Trump bot account (which has also been recently suspended) pulled a photo of a “trendy Hispanic girl” (that is the actual search term) from apparel mock-up site Placeit, which allows users to promote their T-shirt designs on models. The profile photo of “Nicole Mincey” was also pulled from that site, as were a nu... more »

Ah, the saga of "Nicole Mincey." Over the weekend, Donald Trump used Twitter to thank Nicole for her support. One problem. She doesn't exist. Add to the strangeness of this presidency Nicole and perhaps millions more like her; Bots that seem to be real until you take a closer look.

From Vogue:

"Sadly, Nicole Mincey isn’t the only Trump bot out there pushing pro-Trump propaganda and merch. Over the weekend, several Twitter users pointed out a number of fake accounts that have all been using photos of T-shirt models in order to create fake personas online. One Trump bot account (which has also been recently suspended) pulled a photo of a “trendy Hispanic girl” (that is the actual search term) from apparel mock-up site Placeit, which allows users to promote their T-shirt designs on models. The profile photo of “Nicole Mincey” was also pulled from that site, as were a number of other fake accounts featuring photos of primarily African-American and Latino fans. (If you can’t win minority voters over, make them up!) "___

This is an insult to each of us who serves or has served in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, to civil service employees without whom the State Department could not function, to the political appointees who work at embassies and at State and who share our passion for the United States, and to the thousands of locally engaged staff who work in our embassies and consulates around the world.

This is an insult to each of us who serves or has served in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, to civil service employees without whom the State Department could not function, to the political appointees who work at embassies and at State and who share our passion for the United States, and to the thousands of locally engaged staff who work in our embassies and consulates around the world.___